‘Current King of Singers 2’ Fairness Controversy “Regrettable Spoiler for the Way the Main Event Was Held” [Full Text]

TV Nov 08, 2024

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MBN‘s ‘Current King of Singers 2’ has revealed its position on the controversy over fairness that has arisen since before the first broadcast.

On the 8th, the ‘Current King of Singers 2’ production team said, “The production team is doing its best to improve the quality of the program in order to provide entertainment to the viewers,” and explained, “It is regrettable that some of the methods of conducting the main event have become spoilers, but there are already various rules in place that take fairness and equity into account.”

Earlier, Ten Asia reported that additional contestants were suddenly added after the filming of the ‘Current King of Singers 2’ preliminaries. Originally, ‘Current King of Singers 2’ finished its first filming at the end of last month and announced its start with 34 contestants, but according to media reports, four contestants were eliminated after the preliminaries and two active singers were suddenly added to the list before the main event. Additional participants are singers Shin Yoo and Park Seo-jin.

Meanwhile, MBN’s ‘Current King of Singers 2’ (planned by Seo Hye-jin) is a survival entertainment show that selects the top 7 national male trot singers who will advance to the ‘Korea-Japan King of Singers’ to be held in 2025 as a grand project to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations. It will be aired for the first time on the 26th.


● Here is the full statement on ‘Current King of Singers 2’

We would like to convey our position regarding the recording of the preliminary round of ‘Current King of Singers 2’ that took place on the 5th.

The production team of ‘Current King of Singers 2’ is doing their best to increase the perfection of the program in order to provide entertainment to the viewers.

In relation to this, it is regrettable that some of the methods of conducting the preliminary round have been spoiled, but various rules that have already been established with fairness and equity in mind.

The production team of ‘Current King of Singers 2’ is confident that ‘Current King of Singers 2’ will be even more fun.

Please look forward to the first broadcast on November 26th.Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com Reporter misty82@donga.com